Key result
Current clinical, electrocardiographic, and electrophysiological risk factors are insufficient to accurately predict sudden cardiac death in asymptomatic individuals with Brugada syndrome.
Why the study?
How should asymptomatic individuals with Brugada syndrome be risk-stratified and managed?
Systematic Review
How should asymptomatic individuals with Brugada syndrome be risk-stratified and managed?
Current risk stratification markers are insufficient to accurately predict sudden cardiac death in asymptomatic individuals with Brugada syndrome, complicating the decision for ICD implantation.
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Current risk factors should not guide ICD decisions in asymptomatic Brugada syndrome; confirms their predictive insufficiency and leaves open need for novel stratification tools.
Letsas et al. (2017) conducted a systematic review in Brugada syndrome. Risk stratification and management was evaluated on Sudden cardiac death. Current clinical, electrocardiographic, and electrophysiological risk factors are insufficient to accurately predict sudden cardiac death in asymptomatic individuals with Brugada syndrome.
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